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my choice would be keith ellison. i have listened to him on numerousoccasions, talk shows, and he seems to be the choice for the democratic .arty at this figure time, we need someone with the stamina and the strength and the courage to speak up and speak out, and most of all we need someone to get out, boots on the ground, get the democrats to the polls and do not let the republican party discourage us from going to the polls, us meaning the democrats, going to the polls and vote these republicans out that are putting scare tactics into the y's voting system, and with what is going on in the system today, the country today, it has to be that we must vote these republicans out, and the person that can carry that message, that to the message, or get that particular message out, is i think in my opinion would be keith ellison. host: ok, let's hear from andy in kentucky. hi. go ahead. i am very concerned about the democratic party. to me, i am a conservative, conservative democrat, and i like the gentleman from indiana. i
my choice would be keith ellison. i have listened to him on numerousoccasions, talk shows, and he seems to be the choice for the democratic .arty at this figure time, we need someone with the stamina and the strength and the courage to speak up and speak out, and most of all we need someone to get out, boots on the ground, get the democrats to the polls and do not let the republican party discourage us from going to the polls, us meaning the democrats, going to the polls and vote these...
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ellison: here is what i want to say to them. if you care about your loved ones that are having cemeteries inc. dimmest -- cemeteries of being desecrated like the jewish cemeteries are being right now, if you care about those people, you have to stay here and support tom perez as chair. that is what you have to do. a small thing, it is a big thing. and the fate of our nation, i believe, is in the balance right now, and all hands on deck. i trust tom perez. me, they need to trust tom perez, as well. i had the benefit of sitting next to this man on many debates. vision that i share. it got to a point where, we agreed on a lot of things. there was one press report, and i love you guys and you know that, but one report said there's not enough arguing going on in this particular race because there is a consensus. as tom said, we are going to build from the dock after to the senate and fight in every state and territory and abroad. there are fights going on like today. our revolution that began with bernie sanders, who i want to thank.
ellison: here is what i want to say to them. if you care about your loved ones that are having cemeteries inc. dimmest -- cemeteries of being desecrated like the jewish cemeteries are being right now, if you care about those people, you have to stay here and support tom perez as chair. that is what you have to do. a small thing, it is a big thing. and the fate of our nation, i believe, is in the balance right now, and all hands on deck. i trust tom perez. me, they need to trust tom perez, as...
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and his name is keith ellison. and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may, to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committee. [cheering] [applause] mr. perez: now i'm not sure -- applause] nd mr. perez: tell me the phrase i'm supposed to utter. that was fine? ok. did i hear a second? second! mr. perez: all for? opposed to? [laughter] mr. perez: the silence is deafening, the motion passes. congressman, the floor is yours. [cheering and applause] mr. ellison: allow me to congratulate our chair. [applause] ellison: on successfully passing his first motion. [laughter] i just want to say to you that i'm very proud of chairman perez. in this race he conducted himself with tremendous class and grace. i want to say that everybody you see in front of you, it is so funny, there was a news report that our race was boring because we were not attacking each other. you remember that? we were all quite proud that we were not forming the circular firing squad
and his name is keith ellison. and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may, to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committee. [cheering] [applause] mr. perez: now i'm not sure -- applause] nd mr. perez: tell me the phrase i'm supposed to utter. that was fine? ok. did i hear a second? second! mr. perez: all for? opposed to? [laughter] mr. perez: the silence is deafening, the motion passes. congressman, the floor is yours....
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this race is not about keith ellison. it's not about tom perez, it's not about any of the other candidates. and it's about making sure that we're helping the immigrant who is being potentially sent home. it's about making sure we're helping that worker who has lost his job or her job, and needs help. that's what this is about. so we understood that in order to move forward, it's imperative to be united. so we're have spoken for some time about how do we bring together unity. whoever wins, and if the tables had been turned, i would have been honored to serve under congressman ellison. we've spoken about this for some time. neither of us document the days. but we've spoken about it for some time. because we think it's really important. i'm very honored that we're here together. because we are, i think the embodiment of good synergy. >> the rules chairman has long been a fundraising role. do you still perceive that as being the case? and if not, how do you perceive your role day to day? >> i think the role of the chair and t
this race is not about keith ellison. it's not about tom perez, it's not about any of the other candidates. and it's about making sure that we're helping the immigrant who is being potentially sent home. it's about making sure we're helping that worker who has lost his job or her job, and needs help. that's what this is about. so we understood that in order to move forward, it's imperative to be united. so we're have spoken for some time about how do we bring together unity. whoever wins, and...
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ellison. o order. it is my great honor, it is -- it is now my honor -- it is my honor now to present the gavel to the next chair of the democratic national committee to mr. tom perez. mr. perez, congratulations. i hear a motion. a motion by mr. sanders. mr. sanders. mr. appleban? mr. buckley. we will hear from mr. buckley. order, please. go a hehead. >> thank you, madam chair. for all of those who ran for this office, and for all of those who were involved in this campaign, now is the time for us to unite. so i move that we suspend the rules and cast one ballot for secretary tom perez as the next chair for the national democratic committee. >> is there a second? >> mr. applebaum? >> chairman, sisters and brothers, i'm stewart applebaum and head of the afl ceo commercial workers, and this is a great process with the amazing candidates. we have listened to each other, and we have learned from each other. and now, we must be moving forward together. we must leave this meeting united. our country, our demo
ellison. o order. it is my great honor, it is -- it is now my honor -- it is my honor now to present the gavel to the next chair of the democratic national committee to mr. tom perez. mr. perez, congratulations. i hear a motion. a motion by mr. sanders. mr. sanders. mr. appleban? mr. buckley. we will hear from mr. buckley. order, please. go a hehead. >> thank you, madam chair. for all of those who ran for this office, and for all of those who were involved in this campaign, now is the...
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ellison or mr. perez. >> and it is interesting that you say that the folks have to get over themselves, and what is interesting about jane klebb brought up in the response is why she is supporting congress ellison over tom perez is that tom perez supper ports the ttp, and the dakota pipeline. you write about the economy, and those thing, and aren't those two issues dead. so with that the case with president trump in office, and if that is the case, why should any democrat hold it over their head? >> well, iing a grew -- i argue that protections were expanded for his oversight for undox yumed workers and people eligible for overtime, and he held under the leadership, the labor department held a lot more employers accountable when they were committing wage theft, and cheating the low-wage workers. so he has a lot of contributions that are cherished by the left wing of the democratic party. if you want to look at the record, and to your point, the record may not matter for the job at hand, but if you w
ellison or mr. perez. >> and it is interesting that you say that the folks have to get over themselves, and what is interesting about jane klebb brought up in the response is why she is supporting congress ellison over tom perez is that tom perez supper ports the ttp, and the dakota pipeline. you write about the economy, and those thing, and aren't those two issues dead. so with that the case with president trump in office, and if that is the case, why should any democrat hold it over...
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many were for senator sanders or congressman ellison. will you stay in the house as deputy chairman? >> my message is that i look forward to listening and learning you. i have already begun that. we are all in this together. when i went out on the road in , i last couple of months have had fascinating learning moments, talking to people. some voted for senator sanders, some for jill stein and so for hillary clinton. what is important for us is to .nderstand what unites us and as congressman ellison said, we are staring unbelievably existential threats right in the eye right now, and we have to be united moving forward, because we have so many people across this country who are fearful. we have a lot to work -- of work to do, but i think our diversity is the strength of the party. tom perez: i love passion. people need cash and because we -- people want passion and want to make sure we address the abiding issues of equality. when congressman ellison and i worked together on the overtime room, -- rule, that was addressing the passions. i m
many were for senator sanders or congressman ellison. will you stay in the house as deputy chairman? >> my message is that i look forward to listening and learning you. i have already begun that. we are all in this together. when i went out on the road in , i last couple of months have had fascinating learning moments, talking to people. some voted for senator sanders, some for jill stein and so for hillary clinton. what is important for us is to .nderstand what unites us and as...
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that really brings us back to tom perez and keith ellison. perez kind of representing the establishment wing of the party, former labor secretary in the obama administration and keith ellison, the congressman from minnesota. who many bernie sander suppo supporters are backinging. listen tolt pitch he made earlier to this crowd. >> a united democratic party is not only our best hope, it is donald trump's worst nightmare. and we will be there. together. with hope. with hard work and with a hell of a lot of organizing, we will turn this party around and get democrats winning again. >> if you were to poll this room, there are probably more keith ellison supporters in the room, but only have the roof is eligible to vote, so there is certainly some passion by keith ellison supporters, but there are likely more tom perez voters standing behind me, and they're the ones who are going to decide who's the next chair, but the key here, is that next chair is going to have to unite both ends of this room if they have any hope of organizing the party and be
that really brings us back to tom perez and keith ellison. perez kind of representing the establishment wing of the party, former labor secretary in the obama administration and keith ellison, the congressman from minnesota. who many bernie sander suppo supporters are backinging. listen tolt pitch he made earlier to this crowd. >> a united democratic party is not only our best hope, it is donald trump's worst nightmare. and we will be there. together. with hope. with hard work and with a...
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ellison: whoa! you know, i just want to tell you all that you are the very best hope for the american people in this moment. [cheers and applause] mr. ellison: you are the ones ho can bring comfort to people fearing a ban or a wall or social security, people losing their health care, you are the ones who are going to stand up, rise up and protect the american people. let me tell you, the american people need us in this moment, because there are a lot of people who can organize a march and i go to a lot of marches and protests and i recommend you do, too. you all can elect the chair and the vice chairs to lead us into a future that will win elections. and that is what this is all about. i want to tell you i'm proud to have the support of my friend, ray buckley. give it up, guys. [applause] mr. ellison: ray knows what it means to elections. won over 13 elections in my state of minnesota. but we have won elections for downballot candidates who in the state legislatures and city councils and also for th
ellison: whoa! you know, i just want to tell you all that you are the very best hope for the american people in this moment. [cheers and applause] mr. ellison: you are the ones ho can bring comfort to people fearing a ban or a wall or social security, people losing their health care, you are the ones who are going to stand up, rise up and protect the american people. let me tell you, the american people need us in this moment, because there are a lot of people who can organize a march and i go...
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perez barely defeating congressman keith ellison. you see him on the right-hand side of this picture. that vote even went to a second ballot. >> as i have said and as keith has said, we're at this moment in our nation's history. someday they're going to study this era in american history, and they're going to study it along are side the know nothing movement, and they're going to ask the question of all of us. where were you in 2017 when we had the worst president in the history of the united states, and we will all be able to say whether you are sitting here, outside, or looking out across america, we will all be able to say the united democratic party led the resistance insuring this president was a one-term president and elected democrats across this country from the school board to the senate to the state treasurers to the state attorneys general, to state secretaries of state and senators and governors. >> former president obama congratulated perez in a statement that reads in part, "what unionitis our party is a belief, an oppo
perez barely defeating congressman keith ellison. you see him on the right-hand side of this picture. that vote even went to a second ballot. >> as i have said and as keith has said, we're at this moment in our nation's history. someday they're going to study this era in american history, and they're going to study it along are side the know nothing movement, and they're going to ask the question of all of us. where were you in 2017 when we had the worst president in the history of the...
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and tom perez made keith ellison the deputy of the dnc. almost immediately and turned over the microphone to him so he could give his first speech. all of this coming as you actually had some protests coming from folks on the left side of the party there in atlanta in the very room. and this sort of quelled some of that -- quelled some of that disagreement that we were hearing coming from the back of the room. right n
and tom perez made keith ellison the deputy of the dnc. almost immediately and turned over the microphone to him so he could give his first speech. all of this coming as you actually had some protests coming from folks on the left side of the party there in atlanta in the very room. and this sort of quelled some of that -- quelled some of that disagreement that we were hearing coming from the back of the room. right n
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folks behind tom pÉrez versus keith ellison and the bernie sanders folks. what's interesting to me is that ellison is the progressive part of the democratic party and represents a progressive part yet you who identify as conservative democrat says who it's who you want. >> ellison represents a heard that hasn't been heard in the last eight years in the democratic party. when you hear issues for the african americans, we will get to you and we just ran out of time. >> even president obama? >> the democratic stopped putting money in county organizers. >> do you feel like the democratic party has taken the black vote for granted at some level? >> you get 90% of the vote every election cycle no natter what you do you start taking them for granted and what you're saying now is the ellison effect that the group of voters say we are going to lose, let's lose being at the front of the line and if we put progressive issues we can win for the future. >> the main political reporter down here noted something that's unusual, we haven't seen in in a long time in politics
folks behind tom pÉrez versus keith ellison and the bernie sanders folks. what's interesting to me is that ellison is the progressive part of the democratic party and represents a progressive part yet you who identify as conservative democrat says who it's who you want. >> ellison represents a heard that hasn't been heard in the last eight years in the democratic party. when you hear issues for the african americans, we will get to you and we just ran out of time. >> even president...
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and his name is keith ellison. and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may, to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committe committee. [ cheers and applause ] now, i'm not -- i'm not -- i'm not sure -- [ cheers and applause ] >> tell me the phrase i'm supposed to utter. that was fine? okay. i'm not sure -- did i hear a second? all for? >> aye! >> opposed? wait a minute. wait a minute! the silence -- the silence is deafening! the motion passes. congressman. >> perez and ellison have a big job in front of them now, not only do democrats not own the white house or either the senate or the house in washington, they also have a serious deficiency with state legislators across the country. and they own far fewer governorships. perez promised to get the democratic house back in order, unify the party, and become a true check on donald trump. brianna? >> brian nobles, thank you for that report. now, tom perez, the new head of the democratic national c
and his name is keith ellison. and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may, to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committe committee. [ cheers and applause ] now, i'm not -- i'm not -- i'm not sure -- [ cheers and applause ] >> tell me the phrase i'm supposed to utter. that was fine? okay. i'm not sure -- did i hear a second? all for? >> aye! >> opposed? wait a minute. wait a minute! the silence -- the...
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but what i have done is i talked to keith ellison. i have also sat down with tom perez and a couple other folks and talked about millennials, the plan for a pipeline program. i am encouraged. everybody needs a little work and we are going to have to hold folks accountable but i think the party is in good hands. >> it looks like tom perez has the vote advantage. what does that mean to that passionate base that the grass roots that supported bernie sanders who may now be supporting keith ellison who will be disappointed if perez is the head of the party. >> he's an interesting candidate because he was the most progressive liberal member of barack obama candidate. if that's the case that helps him a lot. the progressive democrats have got to figure out how to win something. they've got the energy. they're on the ground. they haven't won. they didn't win with sanders. they may not win with this. building that coalition will be important. whoever win system going to need them f. that's tom perez, fine. if that's keith ellison, fine. they'v
but what i have done is i talked to keith ellison. i have also sat down with tom perez and a couple other folks and talked about millennials, the plan for a pipeline program. i am encouraged. everybody needs a little work and we are going to have to hold folks accountable but i think the party is in good hands. >> it looks like tom perez has the vote advantage. what does that mean to that passionate base that the grass roots that supported bernie sanders who may now be supporting keith...
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this race is not about keith ellison. it's not about tom perez or any of the other candidates, and it's about making sure that we're helping the immigrant who is being potentially sent home. it's about making sure we're helping that worker who has lost his or her job and needs help? that's what this is about. we need that in order to move forward, it's imperative to be united. we have spoken about how to bring together unity, and if the tables had been turned, i would have been honored to serve under congressman ellison. we've spoken about this for some time. neither of us document the days, but we have spoken about it for some time because we think it's really important. i'm very honored that we're here together because we are the embodiment of good synergy. >> you still perceive that -- >> the deputy chair are all about -- certainly fundraising is one component, but we got to lead the fight. not only against donald trump, but the fight to make sure that people understand our affirmative vision of inclusion and opportuni
this race is not about keith ellison. it's not about tom perez or any of the other candidates, and it's about making sure that we're helping the immigrant who is being potentially sent home. it's about making sure we're helping that worker who has lost his or her job and needs help? that's what this is about. we need that in order to move forward, it's imperative to be united. we have spoken about how to bring together unity, and if the tables had been turned, i would have been honored to serve...
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like ellison has said the party was out of touch over the last eight years and critical of the way it was under barack obama. and debbie wasserman schultz who ran the party for five years. it did not do house calls, one-on-one campaigning locally. they did not invest in all 50 states and territories. a more localized party. a lot of talk about technology. more about investing locally and early to organize all the time. something the democratic congressional campaign committee has started to do. the lesson taken from the 2016 election, his not -- his ideas not much different than the one allison has come other disagreements are -- host: that is coming from the result of the 2016 presidential election and a new role for the dnc, at least a new effort or a vision or direction perhaps would you say? dnc under debbie wasserman schultz was seen as becoming kind of disconnected to listless and not helpful parties and states not loaded with money already. also an open criticism from people like perez who work for president obama for eight years. criticism of how the obama political network in
like ellison has said the party was out of touch over the last eight years and critical of the way it was under barack obama. and debbie wasserman schultz who ran the party for five years. it did not do house calls, one-on-one campaigning locally. they did not invest in all 50 states and territories. a more localized party. a lot of talk about technology. more about investing locally and early to organize all the time. something the democratic congressional campaign committee has started to do....
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you look at who was backing ellison, it's interesting. ellison is basically bernie sanders. and then if you come to perez, it's obama and clinton. but then if you go to pete buttigieg, the mayor of south bend, indiana, our dean and former chairs are backing him. it's between ellison and going forward with what perez wants to do but don't forget the hispanic vote is our growing influence within the party and i think a lot a lot of people feel pressure to consider that and ellison, unfortunately for him, i'm not sure -- because he's muslim and the business about anti-semitism. >> eric: his relationship with louis farrakhan. >> kimberly: the theme of going after and attacking. creating the energy and enthusiasm and everybody trying to squeeze into the last chair to the left of their opponent, choose me, she was me i think they feel there's a need for reform and overhaul of the democratic party. i think the minutes bears the truth out. and they say who was the best person to carry the charge, lead the mantle forward to resurrect those liberal routes and ideologies and actually k
you look at who was backing ellison, it's interesting. ellison is basically bernie sanders. and then if you come to perez, it's obama and clinton. but then if you go to pete buttigieg, the mayor of south bend, indiana, our dean and former chairs are backing him. it's between ellison and going forward with what perez wants to do but don't forget the hispanic vote is our growing influence within the party and i think a lot a lot of people feel pressure to consider that and ellison, unfortunately...
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the anti-defamation league called on keith ellison to be disqualified. the night before the vote, delegates were getting emails saying that keys would be bad for the u.s.-israel relationship and should not be confirmed. there was a widespread smear campaign targeting keith ellison for his views about the israeli-palestinian conflict, which is actually quite moderate. he has voted for aid to israel most of the time, but he opposes the blockade on gaza and settlement construction. he has been vocal about that. he has talked to both sides as been close to the american jewish community and american muslim community. but there are big donors in the democratic party who feels like moderation is not what we need. we need a relationship with israel with absolutely no daylight. in the dnc chairman actually has no role whatsoever in setting middle east policy, but we still saw this campaign of innuendo and smears against ellison. juan: the particular role of president obama and his main staff on this vote? .> it is interesting the night before and also the day of,
the anti-defamation league called on keith ellison to be disqualified. the night before the vote, delegates were getting emails saying that keys would be bad for the u.s.-israel relationship and should not be confirmed. there was a widespread smear campaign targeting keith ellison for his views about the israeli-palestinian conflict, which is actually quite moderate. he has voted for aid to israel most of the time, but he opposes the blockade on gaza and settlement construction. he has been...
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keith ellison, you don't support keith ellison, you think -- i don't know if you think he's anti-semitic but some of the views or things he's said are. >> he's made anti-semitic statements in the past, associated with virulent anti-semites and after working closely with farrakan who called judaism a gutter religion and after this, ellison gets up and says i didn't know he was anti-semite until i decided to run for office in a neighborhood with a lot of jewish voters. opportunistic and calculated and then votes against the iron dome. how do you do that? it's methodology of protecting civilians from terrorist rocket attacks. why are the democrats thinking of picking somebody who extreme? going to turn them into the labor party in england. last time tried to moderate leftist people, mcgovern and dukakis. >> how could they be -- than they are right now. >> they won the popular vote in the election. >> and that's how we win elections? >> no. >> but reality is democrats have lost over 1,000 seats in eight years, raised more money than ever. the fight right now in the dnc is not about anti-semi
keith ellison, you don't support keith ellison, you think -- i don't know if you think he's anti-semitic but some of the views or things he's said are. >> he's made anti-semitic statements in the past, associated with virulent anti-semites and after working closely with farrakan who called judaism a gutter religion and after this, ellison gets up and says i didn't know he was anti-semite until i decided to run for office in a neighborhood with a lot of jewish voters. opportunistic and...
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ellison accepted. >> we don't have the luxury, folks, to walk out of this room divided. ( applause ) we don't have that luxury. and i just want to say to you that it is my honor to serve this party under the chairmanship of tom perez. >> reporter: peres and ellison is party at its lowest point of power in 100 years. >> you want to give me a good sendoff, go vote? >> reporter: under president obama, other party lost about 1,000 state and federal elections, including 11 seats in the senate, 63 seats in the house, den ten governorships and, of course, the white house itself. the party's new leaders share a populist blueprint for rebuilding. the previous d.n.c. chair debbie wasserman schultz, resigned in scandal last summer after a trove of leaked emails suggested she had favored clinton over sanders in the democratic primaries. >> the party is nearly leaderless, and they need a leader. >> reportearr: lry sabato is drerveght center for politics at the university of virginia. >> even if president trump is very unpopular
ellison accepted. >> we don't have the luxury, folks, to walk out of this room divided. ( applause ) we don't have that luxury. and i just want to say to you that it is my honor to serve this party under the chairmanship of tom perez. >> reporter: peres and ellison is party at its lowest point of power in 100 years. >> you want to give me a good sendoff, go vote? >> reporter: under president obama, other party lost about 1,000 state and federal elections, including 11...
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the energy was behind keith ellison. the progressives want keith ellison. that's where they want the future of the party to go with bernie sanders. they might argue sufficiently rig the vote count washington type insiders to elect tom perez to be the chairman who hillary clinton wanted and barack obama wanted, the consultant class wants. clay delay conspiracy theory may not be as crazy as it sounds. ed klein said during the election cycle he was saying look, watch for the obamas to be in washington. they're going to be there. abby: he predicted all of this. clayton: shadow government. arm in things. we will have him later on the show. abby: so interesting to mention bernie sanders tweet. what gets people to the voting booth is not making sure it's rigged is enthusiasm. getting people excited includes the young people. that's what democrats did not do this go around. they have a real challenge on their hands. pete: talk about a double get punch. bernie sanders rigged against him. where do we go now in the split continues in the democratic party. no doubt. cl
the energy was behind keith ellison. the progressives want keith ellison. that's where they want the future of the party to go with bernie sanders. they might argue sufficiently rig the vote count washington type insiders to elect tom perez to be the chairman who hillary clinton wanted and barack obama wanted, the consultant class wants. clay delay conspiracy theory may not be as crazy as it sounds. ed klein said during the election cycle he was saying look, watch for the obamas to be in...
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and his name is keith ellison. [applause] and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may. to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committee. [applause] tell me the -- phrase i'm supposed to utter? a second? all for? opposed? the silence is deafening. the motion passes. congressman, the floor is yours. and hism perez runner-up in that race getting about 200 votes congressman keith ellison named new deputy chair by the former labor secretary. this is a story inside the new york times written by jonathan martin. democrats have yet to heal the wounds from last year's presidential primary. the attention of democrats will now turn to a handful of special congressional elections and governors races in new jersey and virginia. the most significant task ahead for mr. perez will come in 2018 when democrats face a daunting senate map, a more favorable house landscape and 36 governors races which will determine which party is best positioned to redraw lines a
and his name is keith ellison. [applause] and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may. to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committee. [applause] tell me the -- phrase i'm supposed to utter? a second? all for? opposed? the silence is deafening. the motion passes. congressman, the floor is yours. and hism perez runner-up in that race getting about 200 votes congressman keith ellison named new deputy chair by the former...
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ellison. [applause] honor -- it is -- my honor [banging gavel] it is now my honor to present the gavel to the next chair of the democratic national committee, mr. tom perez. mr. perez, congratulations. [applause] i hear a motion by mr. saunders. ms. applebaum? we will hear from mr. buckley. order please. go ahead. buckley: thank you, madam chair. for all those who ran for this office, for all those who were involved in this campaign, now is the time for us to unite. i move that we suspend the rules and cast one ballot for secretary tom perez as the next chair of the democratic national committee. [applause] chair: is there a second? mr. applebaum. sisters and brothers, i am stuart applebaum, dnc member from new york and the executive vice president of the officialon member workers union afl-cio. this has been a great process with amazing candidates. we have learned from each other. now we must be moving forward together. we must leave this meeting united. our country, our democracy toands it,
ellison. [applause] honor -- it is -- my honor [banging gavel] it is now my honor to present the gavel to the next chair of the democratic national committee, mr. tom perez. mr. perez, congratulations. [applause] i hear a motion by mr. saunders. ms. applebaum? we will hear from mr. buckley. order please. go ahead. buckley: thank you, madam chair. for all those who ran for this office, for all those who were involved in this campaign, now is the time for us to unite. i move that we suspend the...
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. >> tom perez and representative keith ellison spoke to reporters afterwards, where they were asked about the trump presidency and the dnc's direction moving forward. this is 25 minutes. mr. perez: good afternoon, everyone. voice over they last few days. we've been traveling around the in the closing days of this race and i am so excited to be here today with my friend and colleague, congressman keith ellison. the new deputy chair of the dnc. wenite are uas a party. we have so much work ahead of us because across america, people are fearful. people are fearful for our future.
. >> tom perez and representative keith ellison spoke to reporters afterwards, where they were asked about the trump presidency and the dnc's direction moving forward. this is 25 minutes. mr. perez: good afternoon, everyone. voice over they last few days. we've been traveling around the in the closing days of this race and i am so excited to be here today with my friend and colleague, congressman keith ellison. the new deputy chair of the dnc. wenite are uas a party. we have so much work...
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keith ellison. each candidate has 10 minutes for speeches, which may be divided between no more than four people, excluding the candidates. i will ask staff to go ahead and bring for the candidates. how are you doing? good to see you. >> wonderful. chair brazile: tom perez will go first. apple bomb will nominate him. mayor eric garcetti will follow. and then jamie harrison. chair brazile: ok. mr. perez, secretary perez has changed the order, which the chair approves. i will restart the clock. mayor garcetti will go first. [applause] mayor garcetti: good morning democrats. i guess i should say good afternoon. are we fired up? i we ready to win? are we ready to govern? are we ready to unite? i am here because i want to see a party that stands up for americans and we are the party. we are the party of opportunity. we are the party of success. and i'm here today as we are reminded of dr. king's dreams who supported a dreamer named tom perez. aetrium or his his entire life has stood up for the ideal that
keith ellison. each candidate has 10 minutes for speeches, which may be divided between no more than four people, excluding the candidates. i will ask staff to go ahead and bring for the candidates. how are you doing? good to see you. >> wonderful. chair brazile: tom perez will go first. apple bomb will nominate him. mayor eric garcetti will follow. and then jamie harrison. chair brazile: ok. mr. perez, secretary perez has changed the order, which the chair approves. i will restart the...
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ellison. [applause] honor -- it is -- it is my honor to present the gavel to the democratic national committee to mr. tom perez. mr. perez, congratulations. i hear a motion. there is a motion by mr. buckley, mr. buckley. order. go ahead. >> is there a second? >> i am stuart applebaum from new york and the executive vice president of the 1.3 million member united food workers union. this has been a great process with amazing candidates. we listen to each other, we learn from each other. now we must be moving forward together. we must leave this meeting united. our country, our democracy. selectionto make the by acclamation. thank you. >> arise. it is my great honor to present the next chair to the democratic national committee, a champion visionary, people, a a great american, mr. tom perez. [applause] thank you. thank you so much. thank you so much. begin by making a motion. discussed with a good friend. and his name is keith ellison. and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion
ellison. [applause] honor -- it is -- it is my honor to present the gavel to the democratic national committee to mr. tom perez. mr. perez, congratulations. i hear a motion. there is a motion by mr. buckley, mr. buckley. order. go ahead. >> is there a second? >> i am stuart applebaum from new york and the executive vice president of the 1.3 million member united food workers union. this has been a great process with amazing candidates. we listen to each other, we learn from each...
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he said ellison and i. you mentioned it in the lead where you said that he named him adds deputy chair and that is really important take away that they're really signaling attempt to unify a very divided party and attempt to move forward with this party and show this unifying force because weej ellison had support of sanders and warn while perez had support of joe biden and worked in obama administration. and we spoke to people on the streets today to find out what does new dnc chair mean to them take a listen take a listen eur care about how we're going to manage to get control back from what's going on right now. reunhappy about this election. >> i would like to believe it's important. especially as democrat. but i will admit i was not too inspishd by the whole chairman election. so, i mean, i don't know. i'm worried it won't really matter that much anyway. >> and well, perez he did not win on the first ballot he did get the most votes but did not get enough to win outright so they had to actually have an
he said ellison and i. you mentioned it in the lead where you said that he named him adds deputy chair and that is really important take away that they're really signaling attempt to unify a very divided party and attempt to move forward with this party and show this unifying force because weej ellison had support of sanders and warn while perez had support of joe biden and worked in obama administration. and we spoke to people on the streets today to find out what does new dnc chair mean to...
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candidate, there was a little scuffle when ellison's camp reported he had backed ellison once he dropped out. i think it's kind of a dream team here with perez at the top and ellison as his deputy and, hopefully, we can come together as bernie sanders was talking about yesterday and this morning as well. we need unity if we're going to take on trump 2020. maria: perez was, obviously, the more moderate candidate, and keith ellison is considered more toward the left. let me show you these tweet that is the president and tom perez, actually, put out yesterday, late yesterday. the president says congratulations to thomas perez who has just been named chairman of the democratic national committee. i could not be happier for him or for the republican party. [laughter] okay. so that's his tweet. and then we've got tom perez's tweet: call me tom, don't get too happy @keith ellison and i and the democrats united across the country will be your worst nightmare, speaking to the president. ed rollins? >> it's still the same left. he's a former ted kennedy counselor, his whole world has been civil ri
candidate, there was a little scuffle when ellison's camp reported he had backed ellison once he dropped out. i think it's kind of a dream team here with perez at the top and ellison as his deputy and, hopefully, we can come together as bernie sanders was talking about yesterday and this morning as well. we need unity if we're going to take on trump 2020. maria: perez was, obviously, the more moderate candidate, and keith ellison is considered more toward the left. let me show you these tweet...
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but on that first round of balloting, peres was one short and ellison was at 200. and it took him to that second round. the fouring candidates ended up dropping up on the and he wound up being able to get past that threshold. but no question about it. when perez was named the winner i was standing in frofnlt a huge crowd of ellison supporters who continued to keep channeling, "money out of politics," and didn't want to hear anything about perez. he made a very deft move by naming ellison his deputy and that seemed to quiet the crowd. >> sreenivasan: these tensions don't dissipate immediately. >> no, they don't go away immediately. i think one of the things people wind up doing-- it's kind of fun tow me to see people put this much stock into a party chairman. like, they're not the person running for president. they're not person who, you know, is going to we've a magic wand and change the fact that democrats are out of power in state legislatures, in governorships, in congress. you know, at their lowest point of power in more than 100 years, really. so this is someb
but on that first round of balloting, peres was one short and ellison was at 200. and it took him to that second round. the fouring candidates ended up dropping up on the and he wound up being able to get past that threshold. but no question about it. when perez was named the winner i was standing in frofnlt a huge crowd of ellison supporters who continued to keep channeling, "money out of politics," and didn't want to hear anything about perez. he made a very deft move by naming...
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jewish groups and unions grow uneasy with keith ellison. joining us now the president of the jerusalem center for public affairs dore gold, and fox news contributor and former clinton poster, doug schoen. dore gold, at time of the prime minister, what he said publically is what he told me privately, there's never been a better supporter for israel than this president in his lifetime. that's how i see this relationship, he's been very clear, i think speaking out today is another example of it, what's your reaction. >> this is a very serious subject, anti-semitism. if we were in france or germany, we have another of possible suspects. we can have neo-nazis, we can have islamic radicals. we can have the far left. all three have been associated with hate crimes against the in europe.l one of the first things you havn to do is make sure you have enough manpower, to get to the bottom of these acts. and then act accordingly. >> sean: i agree with you, this weekend to detroit, louis farrakhan, in association with keith ellison, who may be the head
jewish groups and unions grow uneasy with keith ellison. joining us now the president of the jerusalem center for public affairs dore gold, and fox news contributor and former clinton poster, doug schoen. dore gold, at time of the prime minister, what he said publically is what he told me privately, there's never been a better supporter for israel than this president in his lifetime. that's how i see this relationship, he's been very clear, i think speaking out today is another example of it,...
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one of the top contenders is minnesota congressman keith ellison. in an op-ed, "the new york times" makes the case picking ellison over other candidates saying he has a track record of engaging his party's core voters. one thing i will say about representative keith ellison, and his fight to lead the dnc, he was the one who predicted early that i would win. the congressman responded by making another prediction in this tweet. "my latest call, america is coming together like never before. we will your drive to divide us." fighting words. bob, we'll go to you first. there's a big debate happening tonight or tomorrow to see who will be the next dnc chair. do you like the idea of ellison? >> bob: i don't and i don't think it matters. democratic chairman are only good for raising money. nobody runs that party. it runs itself. i never joined an organized party. the grassroots is running out in front of it. you are all assuming that trump has got support out there. he's got people lining the walls to get him down and i include myself among them. i think pe
one of the top contenders is minnesota congressman keith ellison. in an op-ed, "the new york times" makes the case picking ellison over other candidates saying he has a track record of engaging his party's core voters. one thing i will say about representative keith ellison, and his fight to lead the dnc, he was the one who predicted early that i would win. the congressman responded by making another prediction in this tweet. "my latest call, america is coming together like never...
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the fact that he has named keith ellison his deputy, do you think that's going to be enough to try to bridge the divide and how hard do you feel it's going to bring both sides together to see a common purpose and a common goal in efforts to go after donald trump? >> well, to me i think both of these choices just represents the fact that the democratic party hasn't done soul searching that they need to do after eight years of barack obama and being completely gutted to the core, every level of state and federal government, you know, to put up two very left, far left candidates like that for this job, i don't see them as divided as much of a anticlinton wing of the party and now that the clintons are gone i think that there's less disagreement so i think they are the party they always wanted to be, they are a far-left party now. i don't think pÉrez is, you know, centrist choice by any means. he was far left years before this. i think they are going to continue the path of identity politics, gender politics and, you know, in bad need of an economic message because that's what donald tru
the fact that he has named keith ellison his deputy, do you think that's going to be enough to try to bridge the divide and how hard do you feel it's going to bring both sides together to see a common purpose and a common goal in efforts to go after donald trump? >> well, to me i think both of these choices just represents the fact that the democratic party hasn't done soul searching that they need to do after eight years of barack obama and being completely gutted to the core, every...
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keith ellison collected 200 votes. so as close as you could possibly come to not winning on the first ballot somewhere tom perez has landed so speaking the lower tier and then some are electing to others and tom perez 200 votes. he's only 14 votes away from winning this democratic national committee chairmanship. there's going to be a lot of horse trading with the the end of this round of voting and t n then. before the next round of ballot casting takes place? >> reporter: in fact, the awe ff them had the opportunity to withdraw if they like. it's hard to tell because i'm talking to you. >> they can elect to drop out but they're not asked to drop out. >> reporter: exactly. so at least one of those candidates has just dropped out right now. so we have sam that he may also with candidates but it's interesting, frederica, pete did get one vote. that one vote would have been the difference between putting perez over the top or not putting him over the top. >> really? >> reporter: that's significant as well. it's that clos
keith ellison collected 200 votes. so as close as you could possibly come to not winning on the first ballot somewhere tom perez has landed so speaking the lower tier and then some are electing to others and tom perez 200 votes. he's only 14 votes away from winning this democratic national committee chairmanship. there's going to be a lot of horse trading with the the end of this round of voting and t n then. before the next round of ballot casting takes place? >> reporter: in fact, the...
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ellison seemed to be lighter on his feet. perez's voice was off and he struggled some, but did a good job when he said i was part of the team obama, but he has the fact this he is so pro trade and pro nafta and pro transpacific trade deal. ellison said i run for congress and i'm from the midwest. i'm the guy that delivered congressional votes in 2018. >> if i'm not mistaken there was one, maybe two millennials and one of them was the mayor. i think he came across as articulate. let's listen to him with we will talk. >> what we have to do as a party is recognize that the same struggle for belonging is true whether you are an immigrant mom making sure you won't be divided from your family or transgender kid in high school who just needs to go to the bathroom. we are all in this together. that has to be the message. >> what do you think of him? >> he was terrific. he's something that the democratic party desperately needs. his message is more for 2020 when you have to try to win back wisconsin and ohio and pennsylvania am he had
ellison seemed to be lighter on his feet. perez's voice was off and he struggled some, but did a good job when he said i was part of the team obama, but he has the fact this he is so pro trade and pro nafta and pro transpacific trade deal. ellison said i run for congress and i'm from the midwest. i'm the guy that delivered congressional votes in 2018. >> if i'm not mistaken there was one, maybe two millennials and one of them was the mayor. i think he came across as articulate. let's...
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they would rather it be ellison than perez. then again, i think trump sort of getting behind ellison, if you're a dnc member, that probably does not help ellison in the end. >> maybe he should you have said tom perez is the bomb or something, right? he has some labor roots, maybe that's someone donald trump doesn't want to be dealing with as well. david, molly, thank you so much, really appreciate it. and we do have a reminder that the democratic leadership debate is on tonight. that's going to be live at 10:00 eastern here on cnn. >>> in just minutes, president trump will meet with his secretary of state. while they are talking, the very department that rex tillerson is in charge of is silent. >>> plus -- >> i don't mind boisterous. i'm having fun. >> having fun? one republican faces a fiery crowd for more than an hour. we'll tube halk to him about wh was like, next. see me. see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious. see me to know that... ...i wo
they would rather it be ellison than perez. then again, i think trump sort of getting behind ellison, if you're a dnc member, that probably does not help ellison in the end. >> maybe he should you have said tom perez is the bomb or something, right? he has some labor roots, maybe that's someone donald trump doesn't want to be dealing with as well. david, molly, thank you so much, really appreciate it. and we do have a reminder that the democratic leadership debate is on tonight. that's...
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the two front-runners emerging are former labor secretary, tom perez and minnesota congressman keith ellison. each representing the two forces that currently divide the party. the progressive moment versus the establishment. cnn washington correspondent ryan nobles is at the dnc meeting in atlanta, so ryan, what is happening in i thought shoet vottoing was to begin around 10:45, 11:30 eastern. what's going on? >> we're not quite to voting yet, but they just finished up all the early morning speakers and they're beginning the process of the voting, now, this is going to take a while. all the candidates up if r election day, not just the chairs, will get the opportunity to speak briefly to the crowd, so more than an hour to get through them, before the actual voting begins. but already this morning, we heard a call for unity. i number of different speakers that spoke to this crowd and you're right, there is a battle right now in this democratic party between the progressive wing of the party and the establishment wink of the party, perhaps the hillary clinton wing and bernie sanders wing. the
the two front-runners emerging are former labor secretary, tom perez and minnesota congressman keith ellison. each representing the two forces that currently divide the party. the progressive moment versus the establishment. cnn washington correspondent ryan nobles is at the dnc meeting in atlanta, so ryan, what is happening in i thought shoet vottoing was to begin around 10:45, 11:30 eastern. what's going on? >> we're not quite to voting yet, but they just finished up all the early...
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perez fired back saying, call me tom, and don't get too happy keith ellison and i will be your worst nightmare. and bernie sanders said progressives are ready to take on that administration. >> i i this turnout speaks to the reality, that more and more americans are becoming increasingly concerned about what is happening in washington today, and are prepared to stand off and fight back, and instead of draining the swamp, he has brought the entire swamp right in to his administration. >> perez' primary task is to help democrats win across the country. see all the red there? there are 33 -- 16 democrat governors. in congress, the electoral map, take a look at it here, unfavorable for democrats in 2018, and democrats are defending 25 seats in the senate, including ten in states that now president trump won in 2016. >>> let's bring in the panel of political correspondents. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> amanda, let me start with you. what is now chairman perez saying about how he will win back some of the state offices and governor offices? >> perez, throughout his candidacy ha
perez fired back saying, call me tom, and don't get too happy keith ellison and i will be your worst nightmare. and bernie sanders said progressives are ready to take on that administration. >> i i this turnout speaks to the reality, that more and more americans are becoming increasingly concerned about what is happening in washington today, and are prepared to stand off and fight back, and instead of draining the swamp, he has brought the entire swamp right in to his administration....
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. >> i guess ellison had a good day. liz: the media laughing. >> they have had to eat a lot of crow. people on both sides of will the aisle did not think it would happen. mayor of south bend, indiana talking about all of the time, a rust belt guy. liz: moderate voices are getting squashed. >> we'll see who the winner is, if not ellison we know that moderate voices were heard. liz: it is about identity politics right now, all you hear let's invest in middle class, we double debt under president obama where are middle class jobs? remember this, when dnc chair candidate, brown said here job will be to shut other white people down, is that stuff you have to say to beetle son? >> -- ellison? you wonder, it is it the attitude. really where they want to take their party. and i can tell you, i am on ground here, at cpac, republicans are waiting, kind of hoping that this loose canon extreme rhetoric will continue, it will ensure victory in 2020, they are not talking about the jobs, they are not stopping to praise this president f
. >> i guess ellison had a good day. liz: the media laughing. >> they have had to eat a lot of crow. people on both sides of will the aisle did not think it would happen. mayor of south bend, indiana talking about all of the time, a rust belt guy. liz: moderate voices are getting squashed. >> we'll see who the winner is, if not ellison we know that moderate voices were heard. liz: it is about identity politics right now, all you hear let's invest in middle class, we double...
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perez and the bernie sanders wing which backed keith ellison. politico reported ed meeks was reportedly threatened by supporters of ellison and sanders with a primary challenge if he backed anyone else. perez, however, had a big hand to play. former president barack obama along with joe biden, quote, called the members, himself, to push for the labor secretary. in a sign of union, he named ellison his deputy. >> if you came here to support me, wearing a keith t-shirt or any t-shirt, i am asking you to give everything you got to support chairman perez. >> we will all be able to say whether you're sitting here, whether you're sitting outside, or whether you're looking on across america, we will all be able to say the united democratic party led the resistance, ensured this president was a one-term president and elected democrats across this country. >> progressives saw the 2016 election results as an opportunity to move the party further to the left and now the sanders and warren wing, if you will, has been dealt another blow at party control. wha
perez and the bernie sanders wing which backed keith ellison. politico reported ed meeks was reportedly threatened by supporters of ellison and sanders with a primary challenge if he backed anyone else. perez, however, had a big hand to play. former president barack obama along with joe biden, quote, called the members, himself, to push for the labor secretary. in a sign of union, he named ellison his deputy. >> if you came here to support me, wearing a keith t-shirt or any t-shirt, i am...
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but they perez appointed ellison as his deputy. sparking words of praise from former president obama and words of caution from senator bernie sanders. we're going to have more on that in a moment. but first we're learning more about communication between the white house and officials in charge of investigating president trump's ties to russia. cnn wars the first to reveal that the fbi and the white house reports contact between trump campaign staffers and senior russian officials and the chairman of the house intelligence committee said he had contact with the white house on this story and he engaged with reporters on it. i want to turn now to white house correspondent athena jones. i want to go through the details with you on this. before we go to that, we actually have some breaking news from president trump. this is what he just tweeted. he said i will not be attending the white house correspondents' association din they are year. please wish everyone well and have a great evening. break this down for us athena. i think there wa
but they perez appointed ellison as his deputy. sparking words of praise from former president obama and words of caution from senator bernie sanders. we're going to have more on that in a moment. but first we're learning more about communication between the white house and officials in charge of investigating president trump's ties to russia. cnn wars the first to reveal that the fbi and the white house reports contact between trump campaign staffers and senior russian officials and the...
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keith ellison. >> you would think it's progress enough to say we can have -- >> it's fear of how the white house views. >> right, he would be a target. what i'm hearing, that's not it. i'm hearing it's going to be tom perez, they want to find the soul of the democratic party i want to make sure they are going back to their roots, that's what i'm hearing. >> it feels to me if keith ellison were not muslim and he becoming of sander son this auto would be done. he would be the front runner. >> problem -- >> it feels like that's holding him back. >> if so, it's unfair. but one of the problems is that he was such a strong bernie supporter and people making the decision were not. they have to not only include but completely incorporate and embrace and coddle to the bernie and warren way. and in many ways he does that. he is about as rabble rousing -- >> if he establishment, they out to say they won. >> i thought it was interesting, donald trump decided to tweet about the dnc race yesterday and it was praise shocking everybody keith ellison. >> he did what he could do which is to say donald
keith ellison. >> you would think it's progress enough to say we can have -- >> it's fear of how the white house views. >> right, he would be a target. what i'm hearing, that's not it. i'm hearing it's going to be tom perez, they want to find the soul of the democratic party i want to make sure they are going back to their roots, that's what i'm hearing. >> it feels to me if keith ellison were not muslim and he becoming of sander son this auto would be done. he would be...
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keith ellison / -dnc deputy chair: "unity is essential. we've got to walk out of here in unity. not just between the candidate but between the groups that support all the candidates.butt sot tom perez / dnc chairman: "no matter who wins i know we'll cross the finish line together because a united democratic party is not only our best hope, it's a donald trump nightmare." i'm erin ade reporting. some changes are coming to california restrooms... starting on march first bathrooms will be gender neutral cal state monterey bay already has gender-sensitive bathrooms all across campus. the new law means single use bathrooms in the state will be illegal. csu monterey bay has taken an extra step... the university's student center has gender- neutral multi-stall restrooms. students are being very supportive of the new law off-campus though many áwereá in favor of single-use gender-neutral restrooms. a weak storm system will bring a clouds and a chance of a few showers tonight.another cold storm will move into the bay area on sunday to bring partl
keith ellison / -dnc deputy chair: "unity is essential. we've got to walk out of here in unity. not just between the candidate but between the groups that support all the candidates.butt sot tom perez / dnc chairman: "no matter who wins i know we'll cross the finish line together because a united democratic party is not only our best hope, it's a donald trump nightmare." i'm erin ade reporting. some changes are coming to california restrooms... starting on march first bathrooms...